Free and Fair Elections Index in Seychelles
Seychelles: Free and Fair Elections Index was 0.884 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Free and Fair Elections Index in Seychelles, 1903–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 0.884 for free and fair elections index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, free and fair elections index in Seychelles peaked at 0.898 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1903.
That places Seychelles 37th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Free and Fair Elections Index in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 0 | — |
| 1904 | 0 | — |
| 1905 | 0 | — |
| 1906 | 0 | — |
| 1907 | 0 | — |
| 1908 | 0 | — |
| 1909 | 0 | — |
| 1910 | 0 | — |
| 1911 | 0 | — |
| 1912 | 0 | — |
| 1913 | 0 | — |
| 1914 | 0 | — |
| 1915 | 0 | — |
| 1916 | 0 | — |
| 1917 | 0 | — |
| 1918 | 0 | — |
| 1919 | 0 | — |
| 1920 | 0 | — |
| 1921 | 0 | — |
| 1922 | 0 | — |
| 1923 | 0 | — |
| 1924 | 0 | — |
| 1925 | 0 | — |
| 1926 | 0 | — |
| 1927 | 0 | — |
| 1928 | 0 | — |
| 1929 | 0 | — |
| 1930 | 0 | — |
| 1931 | 0 | — |
| 1932 | 0 | — |
| 1933 | 0 | — |
| 1934 | 0 | — |
| 1935 | 0 | — |
| 1936 | 0 | — |
| 1937 | 0 | — |
| 1938 | 0 | — |
| 1939 | 0 | — |
| 1940 | 0 | — |
| 1941 | 0 | — |
| 1942 | 0 | — |
| 1943 | 0 | — |
| 1944 | 0 | — |
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | 0 | — |
| 1947 | 0 | — |
| 1948 | 0.063 | — |
| 1949 | 0.25 | +296.8% |
| 1950 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.208 | -16.8% |
| 1952 | 0.208 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.249 | +19.7% |
| 1954 | 0.249 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.249 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.249 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.245 | -1.6% |
| 1958 | 0.242 | -1.2% |
| 1959 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.261 | +7.9% |
| 1964 | 0.291 | +11.5% |
| 1965 | 0.291 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.316 | +8.6% |
| 1967 | 0.348 | +10.1% |
| 1968 | 0.348 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.348 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.399 | +14.7% |
| 1971 | 0.654 | +63.9% |
| 1972 | 0.654 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.654 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.466 | -28.7% |
| 1975 | 0.381 | -18.2% |
| 1976 | 0.373 | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.155 | -58.4% |
| 1978 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1979 | 0.152 | — |
| 1980 | 0.288 | +89.5% |
| 1981 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.29 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.293 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.293 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.293 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.291 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.258 | -11.3% |
| 1989 | 0.285 | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 0.308 | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 0.308 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.421 | +36.7% |
| 1993 | 0.483 | +14.7% |
| 1994 | 0.483 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.483 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.483 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.483 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.493 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.496 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.496 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.487 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.473 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.497 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.497 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.497 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.53 | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.597 | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 0.601 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.601 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.601 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.61 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.607 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.607 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.607 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.628 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.725 | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 0.743 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.743 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.743 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.805 | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.898 | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 0.898 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.888 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.884 | -0.5% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 0.884 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.929, 95% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 0.884 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2905, 3.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Free and Fair Elections Index in Seychelles changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | +296.8% | 0.063 | 0.25 |
| 1978 | -100.0% | 0.155 | 0 |
| 1980 | +89.5% | 0.152 | 0.288 |
| 1971 | +63.9% | 0.399 | 0.654 |
| 1977 | -58.4% | 0.373 | 0.155 |
| 1992 | +36.7% | 0.308 | 0.421 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0313 | 0 | 0.25 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2391 | 0.208 | 0.25 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2929 | 0.242 | 0.348 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3888 | 0 | 0.654 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2867 | 0.258 | 0.293 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4441 | 0.308 | 0.496 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5276 | 0.473 | 0.601 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6614 | 0.601 | 0.743 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8768 | 0.805 | 0.898 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More reference data data for Seychelles
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0024 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0348 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 2.17 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is free and fair elections index in Seychelles?
- Free and fair elections index in Seychelles was 0.884 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest free and fair elections index recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.898 in 2021.
- What is the lowest free and fair elections index recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1903.
- How does Seychelles rank for free and fair elections index?
- Seychelles ranks 37th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is free and fair elections index rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.